From the beginning, God has been creating a people who would worship him and show his greatness in all of creation. He would not let this plan be thwarted. He has always allowed a small group, a remnant, to remain even through persecution punishment and falling away. Then, at just the right time, through Jesus Christ, he has made a way for anyone to become his. It’s hard to understand, God is like that, his ways are greater than ours, but it is nonetheless true, salvation is real, even if we can’t always grasp God’s reasons. Our lives are his, and if that’s true, we have God’s grace. If we are truly his, we will be marked by love. We will find evil things detestable. We will care for people and we will remain true. Our place isn’t to be rabble-rousers, but to be ideal citizens who accentuate godly ideals wherever we should find them. Our goal isn’t to live-up to some kind of perfection as though we could get there ourselves, our purpose is to love others as a way of showing our love and gratitude to God for loving us. We are not the judges of the world, that’s Jesus. We are to show grace and mercy, even as he did for us. We need to be a help, not a hindrance, to our fellow believers and to those who would come to know him as Savior. Jesus is the perfect example, we strive to be like him, but we know we won’t ever get there… our hope is in him, not in ourselves. The Apostle Paul is a great example of this. He was flawed, broken, and even a persecutor of the church, yet God used him to preach the message to the world. We must strive to work together to this same end, to se the gospel go out to those around us, always.
Day 21: 1Corinthians 7 – 15
Day 22: 1Corinthians 16 – 2Corinthians 12
Day 23: 2Corinthians 13 – Ephesians 4
Day 24: Ephesians 5 – Colossians 4
Day 25: 1Thessalonians 1 – 1Timothy 6
Day 26: 2Timothy 1 – Hebrews 6
Day 27: Hebrews 7 – James 2
Day 28: James 3 – 1John 1
Day 29: 1John 2 – Revelation 4
Day 30: Revelation 5 – 22
Day 31: Pray and prepare for 2018!!!
